The Bet (Book 1 in The Deception Series)

Chapter 25: promises and home

Taylor

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"Her"- The American Dawn

I stuff some last minute clothes into my suitcase, trying to squeeze in as much as possible. I always packed too much because I never knew what to pack when I went on trips. I had clothes back home but they were mostly summer clothes so when I went back home for winter break, I struggled to pack things I actually needed.

I groan as I yank on the zipper of the suitcase that wouldn't close shut. I sit on it and try to zip it but it still doesn't work. I sigh as the suitcase opens again, I go to try to zip it again before the sound of the doorbell opens and my body fills with excitement.

I get up and run out my bedroom door, "Garrett's here!" I yelled to Lily who was in her bedroom.

I rush to the front door and open it to see the most beautiful man to walk this earth. My boyfriend.

"Hi." I smile.

"Hi, pretty girl." He smiles before he steps inside and pulls me to him. His lips meet mine and my entire body reacts to his touch. I wrap my hands around his neck, sinking in the warmth of mouth.

"Ew, stop." I hear Lily's voice from behind us. We pull away and I look over my shoulder and see Lily standing there looking at us with a disgusted look on her face.

"Hi, Lily." Garrett smiles at my best friend.

"Hi, Garrett." She rolls her eyes before making her way to the kitchen.

I laugh before taking his hand and leading him to my room. He walks in and I close the bedroom door as he jumps onto my bed.

"Are you all packed?" He asks as he lays against the headboard of my bed.

I admire him as he lays there, his arms behind his head, flexing his muscles. He had a black t-shirt and gray sweatpants. His shirt was slightly lifted up, revealing the waistband of his boxers.

"Yeah, but I can't get this damn suitcase to close." I tell him as I walk over to my still open suitcase.

He gets up and moves to the edge of the bed to see the suitcase that was being a pain in the ass.

"Probably because you packed so much, Tay-Tay. We're only going for two weeks." He explains.

I glared at him, "Everything I have in here is essential."

He chuckles and shakes his head, he gets up and walks over to the suitcase to open it. I watch as he pulls out a Koala onesie. I smile as he holds it up and looks at me, "Seriously? Why do you need this, Taylor?" He asks.

"Because I look cute in it." I tell him.

He chuckles, "You don't need this. It's taking up space."

"Nuh uh. You're taking up space." I smile.

He glares at me, "You're a bully. What if I was insecure about my body?"
I laugh at his reaction, "But you're not. You're the most confident person I know."

He smirks, "Because I'm beautiful."

I roll my eyes, "Get over yourself."

He smiles before leaning and placing a kiss against my cheek making my cheeks flush. I liked him so much it scared me. I didn't want to go back to the way my life used to be before him. Boring and dull. He brought color to it.

"Fine, we will keep the onesie." He says as he folds it and places it back in the suitcase.

I smile before he continues to look through the suitcase. We looked through it for a while and everytime he pulled something out I'd give him a lame excuse to keep it and he listened. So eventually he gave up and made me sit on the suitcase as he zipped it up for me. It worked.